Red Shannon
| Red Shannon | |||
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| Infielder | |||
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Born: February 11, 1897 Jersey City, New Jersey | |||
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Died: April 12, 1970 (aged 73) Jersey City, New Jersey | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| October 7, 1915, for the Boston Braves | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| June 2, 1926, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .259 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 91 | ||
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Maurice Joseph "Red" Shannon (February 11, 1897 – April 12, 1970) born in Jersey City, New Jersey was an Infielder
for the Boston Braves (1915), Philadelphia Athletics (1917–19 and 1920–21), Boston Red Sox (1919), Washington Senators (1920) and Chicago Cubs (1926).
In parts of seven seasons, he played in 310 games and had 1,070 At Bats, 124 Runs, 277 Hits, 38 Doubles, 22 Triples, 91 RBI, 21 Stolen Bases, 109 Walks, a .259 Batting Average, .334 On-base percentage, .336 Slugging Percentage, 359 Total Bases and 29 Sacrifice Hits.
He was the twin brother of Joe Shannon, and the two played on the Braves during the 1915 season. He died in his hometown at the age of 73.
Sources
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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